St. Charles County, Missouri (MO)

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% of renters here:	18%
State:	30%

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Races in St. Charles County, Missouri:

Median resident age:	34.3 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Males: 139,872	(49.3%)
Females: 144,011	(50.7%)

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St. Charles County:	2.8 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

This county:	$67,146
Missouri:	$45,114

This county:	$678
State:	$481

St. Charles County:	$195,700
Missouri:	$138,600

Detached houses: $234,458

Here:	$234,458
State:	$182,045

Townhouses or other attached units: $180,447

Here:	$180,447
State:	$185,799

In 2-unit structures: $343,793

Here:	$343,793
State:	$155,066

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $135,853

Here:	$135,853
State:	$141,353

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $120,355

Here:	$120,355
State:	$200,791

Mobile homes: $27,662

Here:	$27,662
State:	$37,932

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 15
• Assaults: 199
• Burglaries: 342
• Thefts: 1143
• Auto thefts: 108

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 11
• Robberies: 13
• Assaults: 194
• Burglaries: 303
• Thefts: 1112
• Auto thefts: 84

St. Charles County:	4.2%
Missouri:	13.0%

This county:	4.0%
Whole state:	11.7%

This county:	1.7%
Whole state:	5.1%

Area name: St. Louis, MO-IL HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in St. Charles County is $526 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $654 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $842 a month.

Cities in this county include: St. Charles, St. Peters, O'Fallon, Lake St. Louis, Wentzville, Weldon Spring, Dardenne Prairie, Cottleville, St. Paul, West Alton.

2005 air pollution in St. Charles County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.009 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.116 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.092 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 15.2 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 39 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Calhoun County, Illinois , Franklin County , Jersey County, Illinois , Lincoln County , Madison County, Illinois , St. Louis County , Warren County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in St. Charles County: Richfield (A), Weldon Spring Ordnance Works (B), Tyler (C), Groves (D), Cuivre Club (E), Cul de Sac (F), Mid America Raceway (G), Daniel Boone Home (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in St. Charles County include: Trinity Church (A), Weldon Spring Church (B), New Melle Church (C), Christ Lutheran Church (D), Immaculate Conception Church (E), Saint Johns Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Dardenne Cemetery (1), Howell Cemetery (2), Barweis Cemetery (3), Journey Cemetery (4), Pauldingville Cemetery (5), Saint Pauls Cemetery (6), Fitz Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Pallardy Lake (A), Luesse Lake (B), Mud Lake (C), Airport Lake (D), Barrett Lake (E), Clear Lake (F), Weber Lake (G), Twin Lakes (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bigelow Creek (A), Kraut Run (B), Becker Branch (C), Fisher Creek (D), Femme Osage Creek (E), Enon Branch (F), Peruque Creek (G), Dardenne Creek (H), Cunningham Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in St. Charles County include: Weldon Spring State Conservation Area (1), River Road Park (2), August A Busch Memorial Wildlife Area (3), Common Fields of Portage des Sioux (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.0%
Missouri:	8.8%

Current college students: 15,745
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 26.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 5,841 (50% naturalized citizens)

St. Charles County:	2.1%
Whole state:	2.7%

Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 47.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 79,238
• One, attached: 5,290
• Two: 1,523
• 3 or 4: 3,355
• 5 to 9: 3,868
• 10 to 19: 3,693
• 20 or more: 3,017
• Mobile homes: 5,473
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 57

Housing units in St. Charles County with a mortgage: 61,073 (5,777 second mortgage, 8,445 home equity loan, 226 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13,077

Here:	82.4% with mortgage
State:	67.6% with mortgage

St. Charles County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Missouri state average. It is 5.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 309 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 1/24/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 216 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

St. Charles County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Missouri state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/2/1990 at 07:01:47, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 77.4 miles away from St. Charles County center
On 8/27/1993 at 00:08:34, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, 3.3 MD, Depth: 10.3 mi) earthquake occurred 50.6 miles away from the county center
On 10/24/1990 at 08:20:04, a magnitude 3.5 (3.2 LG, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.7 miles away from the county center
On 8/26/1992 at 05:41:38, a magnitude 3.5 (3.2 LG, 3.5 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.7 miles away from St. Charles County center
On 1/29/1993 at 13:56:23, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, 3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 88.5 miles away from the county center
On 12/29/2003 at 09:02:08, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 51.8 miles away from St. Charles County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 129,937 (87%) Carpooled: 12,151 (8%) Bus or trolley bus: 146 (0%) Subway or elevated: 167 (0%) Railroad: 8 (0%) Ferryboat: 22 (0%) Taxi: 82 (0%) Motorcycle: 118 (0%) Bicycle: 76 (0%) Walked: 1,184 (1%) Other means: 674 (0%) Worked at home: 4,546 (3%)

8.37% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($53,602 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.37%
Missouri average:	7.87%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($183 average AGI)

St. Charles County:	0.05%
Missouri average:	0.11%

5.72% relocated from other counties in Missouri ($34,073 average AGI)
2.60% relocated from other states ($19,346 average AGI)

St. Charles County:	2.60%
Missouri average:	2.98%

from St. Louis County, MO	3.79% ($54,840 average AGI)
from Lincoln County, MO	0.36% ($34,582)
from St. Louis city, MO	0.36% ($46,009)
from Warren County, MO	0.24% ($39,598)
from Jefferson County, MO	0.19% ($41,373)
from Madison County, IL	0.13% ($48,060)
from Boone County, MO	0.09% ($38,640)

6.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($49,005 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.56%
Missouri average:	7.66%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($180 average AGI)

St. Charles County:	0.04%
Missouri average:	0.05%

4.14% relocated to other counties in Missouri ($26,738 average AGI)
2.38% relocated to other states ($22,087 average AGI)

St. Charles County:	2.38%
Missouri average:	2.81%

to St. Louis County, MO	1.83% ($40,885 average AGI)
to Lincoln County, MO	0.67% ($47,258)
to Warren County, MO	0.39% ($53,467)
to St. Louis city, MO	0.32% ($31,662)
to Jefferson County, MO	0.14% ($37,563)
to Franklin County, MO	0.10% ($41,089)
to Madison County, IL	0.09% ($56,436)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 5.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 33,024 (28,745 aged, 4,279 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 249,830 (64,464 male householders, 12,989 female householders)

  65,592 spouses, 95,397 children (86,949 natural, 2,303 adopted, 6,145 stepchildren), 2,893 grandchildren, 1,139 brothers or sisters, 1,037 parents, 2,152 other relatives, 4,167 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 30,273 (11,648 male householders (8,595 living alone)), 12,725 female householders (11,059 living alone)), 5,900 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 3,780 (1,403 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 28,794 2-persons, 18,027 3-persons, 18,748 4-persons, 8,373 5-persons, 2,463 6-persons, 1,048 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 19,654 1-person, 3,944 2-persons, 493 3-persons, 219 4-persons, 46 5-persons, 17 6-persons.

96.0% of residents of St. Charles County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,288,861,000 ($4018 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $343,715,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $591,658,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $191,743,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,291,000
Federal grants: $120,461,000
Federal procurement contracts: $323,272,000 ($304,704,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $57,435,000 ($7,447,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $134,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $307,845,000
Federal Government insurance: $217,043,000

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	28 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+7 per 1000 residents

Here:	+97 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 20.14 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.0

Here:	4.2
State:	4.2

51% of St. Charles County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Missouri.

St. Charles County:	51.4%
State average:	54.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 199854
• Northeast: 8111
• Midwest: 37329
• South: 20873
• West: 10067

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $142,500

Here:	18.6%
Missouri:	13.7%

Here:	12.2%
Missouri:	11.6%

Here:	31.5%
Missouri:	24.9%

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